This Weeks Sermon “What is the Kingdom of God: Mustard Seed” Matthew 13:31-33
What do we know about this Kingdom? A definition
“ No doubt can be entertained that both in the Old Testament and in Jewish literature, ( basileia ), when applied to God, means always the ‘kingly rule’, never ‘the kingdom’ as if it were meant to suggest the territory governed by Him. ~Norval Geldenhuys, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Gospel of Luke, (Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, 1979), 179.
What is a parable?
What is a parable? 1. It makes an abstract idea concrete and visible 2. They move us from here and now to then and there 3. They are interesting 4. They make us think for ourselves 5. It also concealed its meaning to some 6. It was spoken
What is a parable? Grasp the text in their town
Matthew 13:31-33 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Matthew 13:31-33 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Parable of the Mustard Seed
Matthew 13:31-33 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Matthew 13:31-33 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Ezekiel 31:6 All the birds of the heavens 6 made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations.
Small Beginnings
Small Beginnings 1) An Idea
Small Beginnings 1) An Idea 2) A witness
Small Beginnings 1) An Idea 2) A witness 3) A reformation
Small Beginnings Encouragement
Small Beginnings & Transformation
Matthew 13:31-33 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Transformation 1) For the Individual
Transformation 1) For the Individual 2) For Women
Transformation 1) For the Individual 2) For Women 3) For the Weak and the Ill
Transformation 1) For the Individual 2) For Women 3) For the Weak and the Ill 4) For the Elderly
Transformation 1) For the Individual 2) For Women 3) For the Weak and the Ill 4) For the Elderly 5) For Children
Gospel Application We need to share the good news
Gospel Application We need to share the good news Be transformed by Christ
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